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Rift: Planes of Telara: The Pyromancer
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The Pyromancer is the latest class to be revealed by the Rift: Planes of Telara development team. These destructive and very powerful mages focus their will on mastering the flames, whether it is trapping enemies behind a wall of fire or launching devastating fire blasts on the heads of the foe. Check out MMORPG.com's exclusive background lore and screenshots of The Pyromancer.
“’Fire is a hazard,’ says the coward. ‘Fire is a tool,’ says the fool. I say fire is a weapon, a friend, a state of mind, and that the bold man and the craven burn just as fast.”
Check out The Pyromancer.
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Ohhh add some warlock and elementalist skills to this and it will be an awesome combination.
Awesome lore here. It was a fun read. I have to say if they were to come out with a book I would have to pick it up.
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Very kewl addition to the classes. *scratches head*.....I wonder if they would consider coming up with a melee fire class also. Maybe something similiar to the HoX (Herald of Xotli) in Age of Conan; very fun "slam-caster" class i.m.o. HINT, HINT, NUDGE, NUDGE
Heck yes - Let the Burnination begin
With all the different souls you'll be able to add, you'll be able to make many different variations of the Pyromancer.
Why come up with these exotic names? Just call them Glass Cannons and be done with, because that is basically what these squishy, long range high DPS classes are.
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Keep in mind you can combine it with any soul! So you might be able to balance it and make it less squishy.
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Keep in mind some people actually like story and lore. Why ruin it and dumb it down that way.
Just because you lack imagination doesn't mean you need to take it out on everyone else around you :P
No you can't combine it with "Any" Soul Try reading the class system description next time
....really? then what about this:
"....As an Ascended grows in power, so does his or her ability to attune souls. Leveling a character will unlock the ability to attune additional souls. A maximum-level player will be able to attune up to three souls of their choosing!"
....and i quote...."UP TO THREE SOULS OF THEIR CHOOSING"
NOt true. You can only combine classes of the same archetype if I recall.
So you can combine the different types of mages, rogues, and the like to each other. Not a fireball casting, rogue in plate.
Get it?
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Actually, they said somewhere that you could branch out to the other archetypes.
Probably not to the fireball casting rogue in plate extent though. Guess it's just a wait and see moment.
"We got rid of the trinity." How'd you do that? "Now everyone can heal." Sounds like you just took the mechanic and spread it thin. "Well no, there's one class that can do it better than others." I see, so they're healers. "No. They're.." -mind asplode-
Very nice but a new pure water mage "Tidaltyphoon" would strike down any master of fire mage LOL
You guys must do not check out things on youtube offten or never but in a hands on video of RIFT they had a show on classes and Rifts and I seen a Class ranger type using this mage fire spells, so yes we can be what the fuck we want, they said RIFT has endless customisations and possibilities.
NOt true. You can only combine classes of the same archetype if I recall.
So you can combine the different types of mages, rogues, and the like to each other. Not a fireball casting, rogue in plate.
Get it?
Actually, they said somewhere that you could branch out to the other archetypes.
Probably not to the fireball casting rogue in plate extent though. Guess it's just a wait and see moment.
No, you are restricted to souls within your specific calling. They have said they will create souls that look like they push the boundaries of your calling, though.
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a glass tank ?
I think we all agree that you are restrcied to souls within your calling. I dont think that was ever under debate. If you look at the latest video from the homepage, I encourage you to look at 2:20....it shows ELEMENTALIST & WARRIOR as the souls chosen. Those are most cetainly different archetypes. So if your initial calling is rogue, I wouldnt count on being able to wear plate,... but a fireball casting rogue with warrior abilities.... possible.
I stand corrected......its says WARLOCK......not warrior
Dude. Take your own advice and read up on things before spouting off about them. The Nightblade is a rogue calling that wields some fire / dark magic. It's still a rogue, and it's using class abilities, not abilities from an entirely different calling.
edit: spelling
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I just hope they put in enough classes per calling to allow for lots of combinations... I've heard everything from 4-8 classes per calling... 4 would suck, 8 would be awesome...
just remains to be seen i guess...
Also I had this idea...
initial soul chosen upon creation
2nd soul chosen at lvl xy from the same calling
3rd soul chosen from either the same calling or a neighboring calling
callings set up in a wheel like --> Warrior - Rogue - Cleric - Mage -->
so f.e. 1st soul purifier, 2nd soul inquisitor, 3rd soul pyromancer
or 1st soul paladin, 2nd soul champion, 3rd soul Elementalist
would allow for some nice and interesting cross archetyping while preventing self healing tanks, indestructible healers and melee+ranged dps
i think that'd make for a really deep system
what do you folks think?
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Up to three souls of their choosing FROM WITHIN YOUR ARCHETYPE, to be more specific. Detailed information about the class system is available on the official website at www.riftgame.com